Iain Duncan Smith defends cap on benefit rises - video

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The work and pensions secretary defends the government's proposed cap on benefit rises, ahead of a Commons vote on Tuesday. Iain Duncan Smith says the proposal to restrict social security and tax credit payments to below-inflation rises is fair to average earners who have not seen their incomes rise to the same extent as those on benefits